Chapter 431
"Buying a house is not allowed under current policy. If you want to sell it, you have to sell it to the state housing authority. But the housing authority has limited funds and can't buy all the houses, and the price is too low."
"So as long as we can get by on the surface, no one will make things difficult for us."
Su Qingci couldn't help but feel a little curious, "Uncle, are there really so many people selling their houses now?"
Uncle Ge became excited when talking about this matter. "That's right. You don't know how troublesome it is."
"The policy has been changing over the past few years, and many previously confiscated properties have been returned to individuals. However, most of these properties come with leases. The tenants don't move out; they have permanent residency rights. Forever!"
Uncle Ge was furious when he talked about this. "We only pay two yuan rent per room per month. After we collect the money, we have to pay for the repairs. Every year, we have to pay out almost all the money."
"So at this time, landlords can be divided into three categories. The first category is those with large families and are very aggressive. They will do whatever it takes to drive out the tenants and move in themselves. Many people have died because of this."
"The second type is the ones who just sit there and do whatever they want. They don't repair the house and they don't collect rent."
"The third category is those who accept responsibility and sell their houses directly to the Housing Authority. They don't want them anymore, so they don't have to pay property taxes."
“Property tax?”
Uncle Ge looked up and asked, "You don't know?"
"It's two cents per room, payable every three months. Anyone who collects rent has to pay it, but those who live there themselves don't have to."
"Oh oh oh, I see."
The group walked and talked, and soon arrived at the Real Estate Bureau. It was just as Uncle Ge said, his grandson's classmates were there. Uncle Ge said that he was old and could not handle the two tenants there, so he gave the house directly to his nephew's daughter.
The comrade nodded in understanding and quickly completed the procedures.
Su Qingci held the newly issued house deeds and land deeds, and the joy on her face could not be concealed.
He immediately took Uncle Ge to the post office and withdrew the more than 10,000 yuan in Song Jingzhou's passbook. He gave the remaining house payment to Uncle Ge and stuffed the rest into his backpack, which he actually left on the farm.
Uncle Ge took out an old, frayed banknote from his pocket as if it were a treasure, and deposited the 1,800 yuan back on the spot.
After handing the key to the front door to Su Qingci, he bared his teeth, took the memorial and hurried home to pack up and go look for his grandson.
The five-point agency fee for 1800 is 90 yuan, which Su Qingci paid to Pingtourou on the spot.
"You are responsible for clearing out the people inside, and I will give you an additional 50 yuan."
Flathead's eyes lit up. "Okay, I'll go back tonight and arrange for the brothers to chase them away. I'll give you space in two weeks at most."
"Now?"
Su Qingci pouted and said, "Let's go see what's going on in Liu Huaixiang now."
The two bicycles quickly passed through the alley. After more than half an hour, the group arrived at Liuhuai Lane. Su Qingci knew this store. It was the third store under Uncle Ada. It was not far from her home and could be reached in a few minutes' walk.
The door was open and a group of people walked inside. A woman came out after hearing the noise.
"You're late. The house has already been sold this morning."
Dachang's face suddenly turned grim. "Sold it? So quickly? It hadn't been sold when I came here yesterday afternoon. Are you going to change your mind and not sell it?"
"No, no, I really sold it. I heard that a high-ranking official bought it for more than 800 yuan. He gave all the money to me. I just came back from the street office after changing the name. How can I fool you? Look, I'm packing up my things." The woman pointed to the packages in the house and showed them to Su Qingci and the others.
Su Qingci looked inside. There was a kitchen outside, two rooms and a living room inside, but no toilet. The yard was only about 30 square meters, much smaller than the room where her grandmother lived. This location cannot be compared with the one at the West Street intersection. The price of more than 800 yuan was still on the high side. No wonder the owner was smiling so happily.
"Auntie, congratulations. Since you've already sold it, forget it. Sorry to bother you."
Su Qingci politely thanked the other party. Although they lived in the same alley, she did not know this person. He must have moved into the house in recent years.
Flathead Rou was a little embarrassed. "Well, well, we didn't expect it to sell out so quickly. I'm sorry you made such a wasted trip."
Su Qingci shook her head and said, "It's okay. Let's go see another one while it's still early."
Seeing that Su Qingci was not angry, Pingtourou and Dachang immediately and enthusiastically took the two of them to Maozi Hutong.
Maozi Hutong is near the guesthouse where Su Qingci and Song Jingzhou live.
The house is much older than the one at West Street Crossing. It would cost at least several hundred dollars to renovate it. The most important thing is that there is a toilet for the street office behind the house, which is really smelly. For this reason alone, Su Qingci is a little dissatisfied with it.
Song Jingzhou looked at Su Qingci's expression and shook his head, "This one won't work."
"Let's go to the next one."
"The next one is the one down in Jiaxi Hutong. I think you'll like this one."
"What do you mean?"
"This one has a great location, right on the street. The house is well-maintained, and there's even a small shop in front. Most importantly, they're a domineering family. They have four sons, and the tenants were chased away by them long ago."
Song Jingzhou was puzzled, "Then why would they sell it?"
Flathead gave a dry laugh, "Hehe, there are four sons and four daughters-in-law in this family. They are not only rude to outsiders, but also to their own family. There are so many grandchildren living together that they have become enemies. There are a lot of problems when people are crowded together. They beat one or scold the other all day long. The owner of the house got ruthless and made a plan with his sons. While there is still some affection between them, he will sell the house and divide the money. Then he can let his sons find their own houses to live in, so as to avoid real enemies in the future."
"But their asking price is a bit high. We can lower it later, and you won't have to pay for clearing the site. Besides, yards with shops are hard to find. Although you can't do business now, who can say you won't be allowed to do business in the future? If all else fails, you can always rent the shop to the government and collect rent."
Su Qingci became interested when she heard the introduction of Pingtourou. She knew that after the college entrance examination was resumed next year, self-employed individuals would gradually emerge.
As soon as I walked into Jiaxi Hutong, Su Qingci fell in love with it before I even entered. Outside was a bustling street market, and the intersection of several main roads was not far away.
The department store, grain station, public security bureau, and savings bank are all in this area. Isn't it normal that the prices are high?
The most important thing is that you can move in right away!
Fang Zhu has made an appointment with someone to come and look at the house today. Almost all the adults in the family are here. It’s just like what Pingtourou said, the whole family is domineering, just by looking at their appearance. The four sons are all tall, and the four daughters-in-law are not easy to deal with.
The daughters-in-law smiled and took Su Qingci and the others around to see things with enthusiasm.
"Look, there are six rooms in total, including a kitchen and toilet. This house is only over 30 years old, built before the founding of the People's Republic of China. It was even overhauled a few years ago. I guarantee you won't need to do any major renovations in the next ten years."
"Well, there are wells readily available. Let me tell you, this well is incredibly well-dug. Just go out on the street and ask around, and you'll see it's warm in the winter and cool in the summer. A few years ago, during the drought, all the public wells in the alleys dried up, but my well didn't dry up, and the water level didn't even drop much. It's saved a lot of lives."
As she spoke, she lowered her voice and spoke in a superstitious way, "Little sister, let me tell you, this house of ours is built on a dragon vein. We had a master look at it when we broke ground. Living in this house will bring prosperity and many descendants. Look, my family has almost four generations living under one roof. If we really couldn't fit in, we wouldn't even think of selling it and buying more."
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